[Lazarus] The perfect Linux distro for FPC and Lazarus development

[Mark Morgan Lloyd]

Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
> Op 2011-03-07 11:18, Henry Vermaak het geskryf:
>>
>> `apt-get build-dep flamerobin` will install all the necessary packages
>> to be able to build flamerobin from the source package. Installing the
>> build-essential package is also a must in most cases.
> 
> 
> The reason I prefer a distro that contains everything I need, is because 
> my home internet (via mobile phone) is f**ken expensive compared to our 
> work connection. So I can now download one ISO image at work, knowing 
> that I have everything to setup a working development PC at home too - 
> without needing a internet connection at home.

In the past I've run a local proxy which cached all files pulled in by 
apt-get etc. However with the generally-cheap Internet connections in 
Europe the software that did that stopped being maintained four or five 
years ago. You can obviously also download a complete set of binaries to 
DVDs, and a properly-configured system should then use those in 
preference to getting them from a remote server.

> I'm not saying Slackware is for everybody, I just thought I would share 
> my positive experience with Slackware, and how easy it was to setup my 
> development tools.

Very much agreed.

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Mark Morgan Lloyd
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